All 3D Tools

Cloud-connected CAD, CAM, CAE and PCB in one subscription, strongest on integrated manufacturing and weakest on air-gapped or very large assemblies.

Subscription · USD 680/year CAD

Subscription 3D animation, modeling and simulation suite, and the long-standing studio default for character rigging.

Subscription · USD 2,010/year 3D ModelingRendering

Free slicer built around Bambu Lab printers, with AMS multi-material painting, automatic flow calibration and remote print monitoring.

Free Slicers (3D Printing)

Free and open source 3D creation suite covering modeling, sculpting, texturing, animation and rendering.

Open Source 3D ModelingDigital Sculpting

Open source parametric CAD built on the OpenCASCADE B-Rep kernel, with a full Python API and workbenches for mechanical design, BIM, FEM and CAM.

Open Source CAD

MIT-licensed open source engine with a node and scene architecture, a purpose-built 2D pipeline and a Vulkan Forward+ 3D renderer.

Open Source Engine Plugins

Tencent's AI 3D generator with open weights for self hosting and a commercial cloud API, strongest on hard surface geometry.

Open Source · API from USD 0.30/model AI 3D Generation

Open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes, widely used for scan cleanup, repair and format conversion.

Open Source 3D Scanning and PhotogrammetryFormat Conversion

AI 3D model generator that turns text prompts or images into textured, riggable meshes in about a minute.

Freemium · USD 20/month AI 3D Generation

Free, open source browser viewer that opens STEP, STL, OBJ, glTF and 15 more formats locally, with nothing uploaded to any server.

Open Source 3D Viewers

Browser-only parametric CAD on the Parasolid kernel, with built-in version control and branching, and a free tier where every document is public.

Freemium · USD 1,500/year CAD

Free open source C++ slicer for FFF and resin printers, with paint-on supports, organic supports and native STEP import.

Open Source Slicers (3D Printing)

Epic Games photogrammetry suite, formerly RealityCapture, free below USD 1M revenue and built for merging photos with laser and SLAM scans.

Freemium · Free below USD 1M annual revenue, otherwise USD 1,250 per seat per year 3D Scanning and Photogrammetry

Deemos' AI 3D generator focused on high resolution quad geometry and PBR textures from text or multi image input.

Freemium · USD 30/month AI 3D Generation

The Windows-only mechanical CAD standard, unmatched on sheet metal and drawings, sold through resellers with capabilities gated hard across three tiers.

Paid (one-time) · USD 2,820/year (reseller quoted) CAD

Autodesk's free browser modeller for beginners and classrooms, built from primitive solids, with a one-way bridge into Fusion and no STEP support at all.

Free · Free CAD

AI 3D workspace by VAST that generates textured, riggable models from text, images or sketches in seconds.

Freemium · USD 19.90/month AI 3D Generation

Free open source slicer that turns 3D models into G-code for FFF printers, with over 400 settings and profiles for hundreds of machines.

Open Source Slicers (3D Printing)

Cross-platform real-time engine for games, XR and industrial applications, with C# scripting and deployment to console, mobile and web.

Freemium · Free under USD 200,000 revenue (games and entertainment only), then USD 2,310 per seat per year Engine Plugins

Epic's real-time 3D engine built around Nanite virtualised geometry and Lumen dynamic lighting, used for AAA games, virtual production and archviz.

Freemium · Free below USD 1M revenue, then 5% royalty on games or USD 1,850 per seat per year for royalty-free products Engine PluginsRendering